Los Gatos Saratoga Recreation | Summer 2021

Epic Minecraft From the virtual 2D world of Minecraft to the physical realm of this reality, your child will still practice their creativity and construction skills using the themes they know and love. As much fun as worldbuilding is in Minecraft with unlimited resources, the restrictions and challenges posed in Snapology’s Minecraft Epic class will have them thinking of Minecraft and construction in new ways. Not only do we embrace the game’s ability to educate students about core concepts, we use it to creatively build on engineering concepts. Escape Snapology (Escape Room) Can you break the secret codes to “Escape” Snapology? Join us for a unique STEM-based escape room summer camp adventure! Hurry, your team has 45 minutes to discover clues, solve puzzles, answer riddles, and manipulate contraptions in order to complete tasks to ultimately unlock the door to escape Snapology! Students will join forces using science, math, and critical thinking skills, as they work to solve problems and escape! Games, LEGO® building projects, and creative play will be mixed into this amazing fun class! Illustration & Bookmaking This is a project-based and child-centered course. Throughout this program students will learn about and practice different types of illustration such as Children’s book illustration, Narrative illustration, Comic, Humor, Editorial illustration, Illustration in advertising, and Fashion illustration. We will also create books, combining arts with subject area contents. Bookmaking instills creativity, logical thinking, and sparks lasting learning. Children will learn about and practice different methods of designing a book such as pop-up books, accordion books, etc. Hit & Run Baseball Does your child love to swing a bat and throw the ball? This program is designed to develop the primary baseball skills of hitting, running, fielding and throwing all while maintaining a recreational and non-competitive environment helping your child fall in love with the game, being active and developing confidence. Players will want to bring their own baseball glove, but all other equipment is provided. NBA Basketball Skills & Drills This national youth basketball program is designed to develop fundamental skills, sportsmanship, and a love of the game of basketball. The same skills that are practiced daily in the NBA will be taught at this camp. The Jr. NBA camp curriculum offers a foundation of skills, drills and daily challenges and games. Create A Documentary Movie In this program students will learn about and practice different steps to making a documentary movie about subjects that excites them. Students will use a simple camera, phone, or iPad to take the videos. Creative Architecture & Urban Design In this course, children will design and build three dimensional buildings limited only by their imagination. They’ll learn how architects combine functional needs for a building with designs that excite our imaginations. They will use simple materials to turn their imagination into reality. We will also learn the answers to many question related to Urban design and city planning. Why are homes located in a specific area? Why are shops, libraries, schools, businesses or factories located in another? How did someone decide where the roads would go, and how many lanes each road would have? How many parks or open spaces are available to play in? Can you easily walk to a bus or train to get to your destination? Dip, Dive, Duck Dodgeball Kids love this program! It is more than just a game, kids learn throwing and catching techniques as well as how to dip, dive, duck and of course DODGE a ball. They will participate in a variety of skills challenges, competition, and games that will lead to a dodgeball tournament. Your children will learn new skills while having a blast and making new friends. Engineering - Motorized Machines & Mechanisms Learn about LEGO® engineering through this interactive Machines and Cool Mechanisms! Students will get the tools to truly understand mechanical movement through building machines like race cars, spin art devices, windmills, catapults, and more. Check out your creations up-close as you follow instructions to build crazy contraptions to play with. Students will develop new design ideas, test out physics concepts, and even play fun building games with friends! 8 View Expanded Descriptions and Register Online at www.LGSRecreation.org Questions? 408-354-8700 SUMMER FUN ACADEMY